Category: National PTA Publications

Enrollment has been extended to Oct. 15! National PTA invites you toenroll this school year to demonstrate your continued commitment to building strong family-school partnerships and positively impacting your whole school community. Enroll today at PTA.org/Excellence.

Resolutions received after the deadline will not be presented at the 2017 National Convention.

Early submission is encouraged. If parts of the resolution or background information are missing, or if edits are necessary, the submitter will need to work with a committee member to ensure the final submission is completed by the deadline date.

Looking to find out more about 501(c)(3) requirements? Take the Quick Guide to 501(c)(3) Basics Course! Are you looking to help support local unit secretaries with specific training on how to record minutes properly? Take the Quick Guide to Taking and Approving Meeting Minutes!

If you are looking for more information regarding all of National PTA’s e-Learning courses, visit our Facebook page to see our most recent PTA Live with e-Learning Manager Jonathan Baker. He covers a wide range of e-Learning topics from translated Spanish courses to why using e-Learning as a tool for your Local Units is most important during Back-to-School!

Calling All Federal Employees

Are you or someone you know a federal employee, member of the military or a federal contractor?

More than 38 million school days each year are missed due to influenza alone, while tens of millions more are lost due to colds and other infectious diseases.

To help reduce absenteeism in schools, Lysol has partnered with the National PTA and NEA (National Education Association) to develop the Healthy Habits Program, which provides customizable lesson plans, activity calendars and tips for parents and teachers on how to help keep kids healthy. Learn more today!

Local Leader’s Guide to Helping Young Artists Become Masters

When Rembrandt was learning to paint, he greatly benefited from the training and leadership of mentors who led him along the path to becoming a master artist.

The Park West Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Park West Gallery, supported National PTA during National Arts in Education Week. Without Local Leaders emphasizing art education, the world would become a dimmer place. Learn more about Park West’s mission at parkwestgallery.com.

This year, National PTA asks students to share their story through dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography or visual arts and enter according to local deadlines and instructions.

Visit our new resource for students! Here, you’ll find tips and information to help your child participate in the PTA Reflections program, and don’t forget to visit our online art gallery for inspiration and use #PTAReflections to share your family’s experiences in the program.

Students of all grades and abilities are welcome to participate! For more information, visit PTA.org/Reflections.

Our thanks to Guitar Center for their support as a new national sponsor of Reflections!

The typical child spends over 7 hours a day looking at a screen—mainly a smartphone—which can affect their social, mental and academic development. Before school starts, have a conversation with your child about appropriate smartphone use.

Time management isn’t just for adults at work. The first few months of the school year can be overwhelming for teens as they struggle to balance all of their schoolwork and activities. You can help your teen avoid your teen having an emotional breakdown by fostering a strong relationship that encourages open and honest communication.

So, you want to be the parent of a musician. Perhaps you dream of raising the next Mozart, Audra McDonald or Yo-Yo Ma. Maybe you’re just thrilled about your child’s growing musical talents and aren’t sure about the next step. No need to worry, we’ve found a few tips that will give you a head start toward harnessing your child’s musical interests to develop a lifelong love of music.

Interested in improving family engagement at your school? This webinar is for you! Join our webinar on Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. to learn about the PTA School of Excellence program, ways to get started on the path to excellence and how exactly the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships can help. Register today!

Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. EDT.

The Human Rights Campaign and National PTA are partnering to deliver a webinar on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. EST, which will help attendees gain an understanding of how to best support and welcome LGBTQ-headed families into their communities. Register today!

Your Super 5 Power Moves for Back-to-School

When it comes to your child’s education, you are a Learning Hero. Your superpowers include expertise about your child’s interests, habits and personality. Combine this knowledge with a clear understanding of how to support your child’s learning and the sky’s the limit.

Use the Super 5 to get started and find the answers to important questions with easy to use resources and videos from Learning Heroes, National PTA, Scholastic and others.

Researchers Agree! Physical Activity at School is a Win-Win For Students, Parents and Teachers.

With Polar, physical educators will have tools to inspire, motivate and teach your children the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Polar provides heart rate and activity data that physical educators can use to fairly evaluate your children and prove the effectiveness of their PE program.

Besides breaking artistic boundaries, what do artists Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali have in common? They received encouragement from their parents when they demonstrated a passion for art at a young age.

The Park West Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Park West Gallery, proudly supported exposure to the arts with National PTA and its parents during National Arts in Education Week.

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Resolutions received after the deadline will not be presented at the 2017 National Convention.

Early submission is encouraged. If parts of the resolution or background information are missing, or if edits are necessary, the submitter will need to work with a committee member to ensure the final submission is completed by the deadline date.

Resolutions call for action by National PTA or its constituent bodies (state, district, council or local units). National PTA resolutions seek to address problems, situations or concerns that affect children and youth nationwide and that require nationwide action for solution.

Who can submit a resolution?

Local, council, district/region or state PTAs, National PTA Board of Directors or committees may submit resolutions. Criteria for resolutions to be considered at the convention are the same for all PTA bodies.

What criteria must each resolution meet?

Each resolution submitted to National PTA is subject to consideration by the resolutions committee.